18. Understanding Relationships Flashcards
Fallacy
An error in thinking or reasoning; a false idea
Logic
The interrelationships of facts and events, or the sequence of facts and events
Cause
Refers to origin, source, or reason for something
______ is a good basis for an action or decision
Cause
Man reasons out the causes of situations, sometimes _____ and sometimes _____
Accurately, fallaciously
Not every event that precedes another was?
Caused by the second
Affect
Related to cause
To affect something is to influence
Effect
Result of a cause
An outcome, a consequence
Two sides of a coin?
Cause and effect
You can’t talk about ____ without discussing ____ and vice versa
Cause, effect
Rules of connection
(1) Without event A, event B would not have come about
(2) Whenever there is A, there will be B
The motivating force for something is called?
Cause
A fallacy in logic stating that “after this, therefore because of this” is called?
Post hoc
If a condition that is not a necessary causative factor is present?
It is referred to as incidental